Genetics and Genomics of Endocrine Diseases in Children and Adolescents
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 70
Special Issue Editor
Interests: pediatric endocrinology; autoimmune diseases
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Endocrine diseases (EDs) in children and adolescents are characterized by a multifactorial etiology, in which genetic and environmental factors are responsible for the clinical picture.
The different genetic factors could be associated not only with disease susceptibility but also with specific disease phenotypes. The recognition of specific genetic variants might help us to better understand EDs’ pathogenic mechanisms and identify patients with a more complex clinical course of disease. Knowledge of new aspects of EDs could help us to better understand disease etiology and treatment response and also contribute to the development of new therapies. The main objective of this Special Issue is to provide an update on the most important topics related to ED genetics, with particular attention to organ-specific ones. In addition, we are interested in highlighting studies on comorbidities in EDs and their interrelations. Furthermore, we hope to make a comparison between researchers and clinicians with the aim of transferring the most recent innovations into daily practice, adopting shared lines of behavior, and, thus, strengthening the integration between these two groups.
This will be accomplished in the form of a collection of original research, case reports, and systematic review articles.
Prof. Dr. Malgorzata Wasniewska
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- endocrine disease
- endocrine gland
- genetic syndrome
- genetic polymorphism
- genetic pathomechanism
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